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The Political Animal

Liberal and Conservative, Left and Right

2018.08.28 by Bookscrounger Leave a Comment
The Liberal Bell

In popular usage, ‘left’ and ‘right’ have come to mean the same thing as ‘liberal’ and ‘conservative,’ respectively. This is a critical mistake.

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Posted in: Books, Politics Tagged: Constitutional Fundamentalism, Hammer Thinking, Liberal and Conservative, Partisan Politics, Wisdom

Abraham Talks about Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths

2018.08.25 by Bookscrounger Leave a Comment
Joseph N. Abraham Speaks

Joseph N. Abraham speaks about his upcoming book, Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths: From Alexander to Hitler to the Corporation.

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Posted in: Books, Politics Tagged: Liberal and Conservative, Partisan Politics, Trump, Wisdom

Socialist Governments vs Capitalist Markets

2018.08.22 by Bookscrounger Leave a Comment
Socialist Government vs Capitalist Markets

Socialist governments vs capitalist markets, left vs right. These obscure the point: the only true American ideology should be pragmatism.

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Posted in: Politics Tagged: Constitutional Fundamentalism, Liberal and Conservative, Partisan Politics, Wisdom

Dumb Rich People

2017.11.15 by Bookscrounger 1 Comment

To make a lot of money you spend your life making money, rather than focusing on important things, which is why we have so many dumb rich people.

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Posted in: Politics Tagged: Partisan Politics, Wisdom

Fear Mongers, Anger Mongers

2017.11.08 by Bookscrounger 3 Comments

Conservatives were delighted to see Obama go. Well, most conservatives. There were some hard-to-the-right conservatives who probably wept when he left.

The gun manufacturers…

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Posted in: Politics Tagged: Hammer Thinking, Liberal and Conservative, Partisan Politics, Trump

Human Connections: Social Matrix Algebra

2017.11.01 by Bookscrounger 1 Comment

We don’t readily understand the complex ways we are all tied together; social matrix algebra, a matrix algebra practical application, can help.

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Posted in: Education, Politics Tagged: Partisan Politics, Wisdom

How to Fix Congress

2017.10.18 by Bookscrounger 2 Comments

Before we can fix government, we need to fix Congress. The problem in Congress is minority rule, but the privacy of the ballot box could restore political moderation.

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Posted in: Politics Tagged: Hammer Thinking, Partisan Politics

Dead, Dead, Dead: The Thanatocracy

2017.10.08 by Bookscrounger 3 Comments

Constitutional fundamentalists, like other fundamentalists, yield thought and free will in worship and submission to the dead authority of the thanatocracy, a system that is dead, dead, dead.

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Posted in: Knowledge, Politics Tagged: Constitutional Fundamentalism, Liberal and Conservative, Partisan Politics, Tolerance, Wisdom

Ridiculing Neo-Nazis

2017.08.28 by Bookscrounger Leave a Comment

Ridiculing neo-Nazis and other extremists is a powerful tool, but one that can also backfire badly. It is imperative that we offer carrots with the sticks.

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Posted in: Knowledge, Politics Tagged: Anger Mongering, Football Mentality, Hammer Thinking, Partisan Politics, Tolerance, Trump, Wisdom

Racism: Charlottesville

2017.08.17 by Bookscrounger Leave a Comment

Racism is as old as humanity. But the word, and the concept, are quite recent.

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Posted in: Politics Tagged: Anger Mongering, Tolerance, Wisdom
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